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United States Senate election in Missouri, 1976

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← 1970
  
November 2, 1976

56.9%
  
42.5%

1,090,067
  
813,571

Start date
  
November 2, 1976

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Winner
  
John Danforth

The 1976 United States Senate election in Missouri took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Stuart Symington decided to retire, instead of seeking a fifth term. Republican John Danforth won the open seat, defeating Democrat Warren Hearnes. (Jerry Litton had won the Democratic nomination earlier, but was killed in a plane crash, and Hearnes was chosen by the party committee.)

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Democratic

  • Warren Hearnes, former Governor of Missouri

    • Republican

  • John Danforth, Attorney General of Missouri

    • References

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